(Eagle News) — A man who said he was a resident of Taguig is questioning the congressional bids of Alan Peter Cayetano and his wife Lani.
Leonides Buac Jr., through lawyer Emilio Marañon III, said the Cayetanos failed to comply with the required residency requirement, and as such, should not be included in the list of official candidates in the 2019 elections.
For this, the petitions said Alan, who is running as representative of the first district, said in his certificate of candidacy that he lived in Barangay Bagumbayan.
Lani, who is running as representative of the second district, the petitions said, said in hers that she lived in Fort Bonifacio.
“The couple claiming that each of them has separate domicile despite marriage go against their primary obligation to live together a married couple and maintain just one legal residence,” in contravention of Articles 68 and 69 of the Family Code,” the petitions said.
“Allowing spouses to claim ‘domicile by convenience,’ separate from their matrimonial domicile, just for the purpose of qualifying for an elective post is prejudicial to government service,” the petitions added.
In a statement, the Cayetanos said they were running “because our constituents trust us that their interests would continue to be promoted and protected.”
They also assured Taguig and Pateros residents of what they said was their “absolute preparedness to answer point by point” the issues hurled against them.
“The disqualification cases, from the correct perspective, are irrelevant to our constituents’ desire. On May 2019, we will submit to the people’s will. This is what truly matters. This is what only matters,” they said.
